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A review by graysonari3l
If I Have To Be Haunted by Miranda Sun
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Some YA can still be enjoyed by older audiences, but this one unfortunately fell a little flat. I think a younger audience can relate to Caras struggle of pleasing her mom or her grandmother, embracing or shunning her true self, but its not really for me at 26. The most interesting parts were plot lines set up in the beginning, and then ignored for the rest of the book. I know there is supposed to be a sequel but it felt like too much was set up for no payoff. Would probably rate closer to a 2 star but being generous bc I'm not the intended audience
I feel like if this was someone's first "rivals to lovers" type book, they may enjoy it, but to me it felt like it hit every single key tropey moment and nothing else, making this a hollow shell of the trope without giving it or the characters any personality to stand on its own. We are given no reason for the two characters to hate eachother other than 1) we're just told that they do and 2) Cara thinks he's a privileged rich white boy which he is but he's definitely not the only one at that school. If you're going to imply they've hated eachothet for YEARS then I need some back story otherwise I'm assuming you're doing it only for the marketing.
As a debut, hopefully the author can polish up some more for book 2, but I don't think I'll be around to read it
I feel like if this was someone's first "rivals to lovers" type book, they may enjoy it, but to me it felt like it hit every single key tropey moment and nothing else, making this a hollow shell of the trope without giving it or the characters any personality to stand on its own. We are given no reason for the two characters to hate eachother other than 1) we're just told that they do and 2) Cara thinks he's a privileged rich white boy which he is but he's definitely not the only one at that school. If you're going to imply they've hated eachothet for YEARS then I need some back story otherwise I'm assuming you're doing it only for the marketing.
As a debut, hopefully the author can polish up some more for book 2, but I don't think I'll be around to read it